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Jun 26, 2021
As Sudan Stumbles Toward Peace, a Standoff Over Corpses Is the Latest ObstacleGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/world/africa/sudan-protesters-bodies.htmlJun 26, 2021
Prominent Nicaraguan opposition leaders and journalists flee an escalating government crackdownGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/26/nicaragua-ortega-politicians-journalists-flee/Jun 25, 2021
Modi Meets Kashmir Leaders 1st Time After Altering RegionGlobal NewsThe Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/modi-meets-kashmir-leaders-1st-time-after-altering-region/Jun 24, 2021
What Else Has Hong Kong Lost, Readers Ask as a Paper Is Forced to ShutGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/asia/hong-kong-apple-media.htmlJun 24, 2021
Unauthorized Settlement Creates Stress Test for Israel’s New GovernmentGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/middleeast/israel-settlement-bennett-netanyahu.htmlJun 24, 2021
Years after Pakistan’s terrorism crackdown, many with no terrorist ties face risk of executionGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-death-row/2021/06/23/5eb5f7f4-ca10-11eb-afd0-9726f7ec0ba6_story.htmlJun 24, 2021
Anti-corruption activist dies hours after being arrested and reportedly beaten by Palestinian security forcesGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/activist-banat-dies-in-palestinian-custody/2021/06/24/f84cb486-d4d6-11eb-b39f-05a2d776b1f4_story.htmlJun 24, 2021
Solar industry’s ties to China’s Xinjiang region raise specter of forced laborGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/solar-china-climate-xinjiang-labor/2021/06/24/810abbd6-c903-11eb-8708-64991f2acf28_story.htmlJun 24, 2021
Belarus opposition head Tikhanovskaya condemns ‘sham trial’ of husbandGlobal NewsBBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57596258Jun 24, 2021
Confident in Its Impunity, the Myanmar Junta Ignores DiplomacyGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/asia/myanmar-junta-democracy-explainer.htmlHighlighted Publications
Jun 03, 2021
Bureau of Justice Statistics: The Justice SystemOffice of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfmJune 2021
Understanding Organized Crime and Violence in Central AsiaU.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/sr_495_understanding_organized_crime_and_violence_in_central_asia.pdfApr 06, 2021
Towards a Global Index of Electoral JusticeInternational IDEA
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/towards-a-global-index-of-electoral-justice.pdfMar 23, 2021
Countering Corruption-Enabled Transnational Crime: A Practice Note for Program Officers and PractitionersJUSTRAC+
https://justrac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JusTRAC-Practice-Note-on-Countering-Corruption-enabled-Transnational-Crime.pdf